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[Cyber_punk]

Hogwarts Legacy free on Epic games til the 18th.

Very good game. Recommend for anyone curious.

 

[RPCB]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/12/22/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-co-creator-dies-in-car-crash/

There is a video on YouTube of the crash. Speeding out of a tunnel and he crashed into a concrete barrier killing himself and his passenger. His vehicle caught fire. So unpleasant to watch and totally preventable.

 

[dexter_]

Absolute legend of game development. Seemed like a really fun dude as well, loved his appearances on the Giant Bomb couch during E3

 

[Ed_Gein]

Mum: What do you want for Xmas?
Me: Steam gift card

Brother: What do you want for Xmas?
Me: Steam gift card

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I have $150 worth myself, plus a $30 EB Gift Card

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Anyone got a R36s retro gaming handheld?

Got one for KK xmas, was only $50 and it’s a ripper, playing so many old games I grew up with. Been looking on YT on how to add more games on it.

 

[RPCB]

Anyone got a R36s retro gaming handheld?

Got one for KK xmas, was only $50 and it’s a ripper, playing so many old games I grew up with. Been looking on YT on how to add more games on it.

I didn’t when I read your post five minutes ago.

I do now.

 

[dwwaino]

I wonder how much this will impact next gen console prices too. RAM prices are starting to affect every corner of tech.

NVIDIA Pushing RTX 5090 Prices to $5000 in 2026, Rumor Claims

It has been claimed in a recent report that NVIDIA and AMD are preparing to launch unprecedented price hikes in the GPU space in 2026.

insider-gaming.com

 

[nummy217]

Half life 3 was supposed to be announced last month as a launch title for the steam box but got delayed because of this ai ram shit... hopefully they still bring it out soon its been 19 years.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

EB is pulling out of NZ.

I was my local the other day and they don’t even have an Xbox section. Interesting state of play for both brands.

 

[dwwaino]

EB is pulling out of NZ.

I was my local the other day and they don’t even have an Xbox section. Interesting state of play for both brands.

I went into EB last week to buy a Razer controller for my PC which was my first time in an EB in years. I actually couldn't believe the lack of games. It was entirely Zing and other junk with a corner dedicated to a few rows of Switch games on one side and PS games on the other. I really doubt their future.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I do like that they're selling retro games though. And for reasonable prices!

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

I went into EB last week to buy a Razer controller for my PC which was my first time in an EB in years. I actually couldn't believe the lack of games. It was entirely Zing and other junk with a corner dedicated to a few rows of Switch games on one side and PS games on the other. I really doubt their future.

They’re barely paying anything on trade ins. Even that mode has collapsed.

 

[Ed_Gein]

Massive shift towards digital sales over the last 5-10 years, I suppose. Can't help but think places like EB are hanging on but will end up the way of Blockbuster, Video Ezy et al at some point.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

The Xbox section in not only EB, but JB as well has been dead for a long time, do miss the times I’d go in during the 360-ps3 era and see both had huge sections of games.

I still visit my local EB regularly, has cool stuff there, but it is more a ZING store than video game store these days really.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Massive shift towards digital sales over the last 5-10 years, I suppose. Can't help but think places like EB are hanging on but will end up the way of Blockbuster, Video Ezy et al at some point.

Yep, and I don’t like it. It’s nice to have all these streaming services to watch shows and movies, but you don’t own them. Much like the gamepass subscription with Xbox, a massive catalog of games you can play but you don’t actually own and if you aren’t connected to the internet you can’t play them.

I still like buying physical copies of things as much as I can.

 

[dwwaino]

They’re barely paying anything on trade ins. Even that mode has collapsed.

Now that you mention it I didn't even see the pre-owned section. It was probably there but goes to show how it has shifted.

The same day I went to EB I also checked the JB in the same Westfield for the controller and while their gaming section was as big as it has always been I remember making a note to the wife how small the bluray movie section was now. Just another example of our shift to digital.

 

[SnakeMan86]

EB's biggest problem was they were always there games were always $20-$30 more expensive then JB amazon. They used to price match, then they'd only price match if the JB or Big W was in the same shopping centre.

 

[gaskin]

I think EB put too much emphasis on selling pre-owned games than brand new.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

EB's biggest problem was they were always there games were always $20-$30 more expensive then JB amazon. They used to price match, then they'd only price match if the JB or Big W was in the same shopping centre.

Luckily that's 99.99% of shopping centres